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Another small trade has occurred today with the Buffalo Sabres sending winger Hudson Fasching to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Brandon Hickey and winger Mike Sislo. Fasching, 22, was at one point considered to be one of Buffalo’s prospects. Former Sabres general manager Tim Murray paid a steep price for Fasching back in…

The Los Angeles Kings solidify their goaltending depth with the acquisition of Peter Budaj today. This will mark Budaj’s second tenure in LA, having previously supported the Kings back in 2016-2017 while Jonathan Quick was injured. He was moved to Tampa Bay that same season at the trade deadline as part of a package to…

The Carolina Hurricanes are shaping up to be considerably different by next season. Out with Ron Francis and Bill Peters, in with Rod Brind’Amour, Rick Dudley, and Don Waddell. The front office certainly won’t be the only thing that changes prior to the 2018-2019 NHL season. The Hurricanes, who have not made the playoffs in…

An Offseason Plan for the Buffalo Sabres The 2017-2018 NHL season left the Sabres with more questions than answers. Finishing dead last in the league for the third time in five seasons, the team was a complete disappointment, relative of many fans expecting progression instead of the regression seen this season. Before we jump…

Without a doubt, the 2016-17 Arizona Coyotes had arguably one of their worst seasons since moving to Glendale in 1996, and this is the team that has had barely any playoff success, with the exception of making the Western Conference Finals in 2012, but they have not made the playoffs since. This is also a…

The 2016-17 Anaheim Ducks won the Pacific Division, their 4th time since the new conference realignment, with 105 points. They have had yet another deep playoff run in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs. They easily swept Johnny Gaudreau and the Calgary Flames in the first round. They found a way to beat Connor McDavid and…

The 2015-16 New Jersey Devils team were projected to have one of the worst records on the NHL. As of February 21st, New Jersey has a winning record of 29-24-7 (65 points), and are 1 point shy of a Wild Card position. The Devils acquired New Jersey raised, forward Kyle Palmieri from the Anaheim Ducks for…

This season, the Devils have been silencing their critics and have played generally well thus far. They are one of the league’s older teams, but are young in one specific area: defense. The Devils are currently running on 7 defensemen, Andy Greene, Eric Gelinas, Adam Larsson, Jon Merrill, John Moore, David Schlemko and Damon Severson….

Sorry for my lack of writing so far, hopefully I’l have the time now. Leafs The leafs have been an interesting and inconsistent team so far, After a horrible first 10 games of which they went 1 and 9 they’ve started playing better going 6-7 and being pretty competitive, this is no doubt…

After the second month of the season, the New Jersey Devils are still doing well. They are currently considered to be an “early season surprise” by many experts, due to their expectations as bottom-feeders at the beginning of the season. But, as of November 29th, are 12-9-2 and a point out of the second wild…